jig · Key of A

Nothing Can Sadden Us

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "Nothing Can Sadden Us"Nothing Can Sadden UsJig02454242020040245054422205Tenor Banjo42020200402450545260Tenor Banjo054500002024505442060220Tenor Banjo45000020245054420602205Tenor Banjo420200040245054422205Tenor Banjo4542420200402450545260Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 747
ABC notation source
X:747
T:Nothing Can Sadden Us
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 747
R:Jig
K:A
   (A/B/) | cdc BcB  | ABA  Ace | fga  edc | c>BB Bed  |
	    c3  BAB  | A>BA Ace | fga  edc | dBG  A2  :|
   (e/d/) | cde e2 e | efe  fga | e>dc cBA | G>AB B2 e |
	    cde e2 e | e>fe fga | e>dc cBA | G>AB Bed  |
	    c3  BAB  | A2 A Ace | f>ga edc | c>BB B2 (e/d/) |
	    cdc BcB  | ABA  Ace | fga  edc | dBG  A2  :|
FAQ

Questions about Nothing Can Sadden Us

  • Nothing Can Sadden Us is in A, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Easy. 97% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • It is a jig, written in 6/8.

  • Yes. Tenor banjo, mandolin and octave mandola are all tuned GDAE, so the tab above is identical for all three. A bouzouki tuned GDAD needs the top string adjusting, which the converter handles.

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